Vegas is known for neon lights, roulette wheels, and questionable buffets. But when I landed there for Alibaba’s CoCreate event, I didn’t hit the jackpot on the strip, I hit on something else: a glimpse of the future of entrepreneurship.

Here’s the gossip from the desert.

Last week, I found myself amidst the massive booths and cargo chatter of Breakbulk Europe 2025 in Rotterdam. As someone who's spent 22 years navigating the lanes of over-the-road (OTR) freight, diving into the world of breakbulk and project freight was like swapping my trusty Fiat for a monster truck, very intimidating, but so energizing.